The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology

NAR Gow, C Johnson, J Berman, AT Coste… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

Fosmanogepix: a review of the first-in-class broad spectrum agent for the treatment of invasive fungal infections

KJ Shaw, AS Ibrahim - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fosmanogepix is a first-in-class antifungal currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment
of invasive fungal infections caused by Candida, Aspergillus and rare molds. Fosmanogepix …

Investigational antifungal agents for invasive mycoses: a clinical perspective

F Lamoth, RE Lewis… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Treatment of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) remains challenging, because of the
limitations of the current antifungal agents (ie, mode of administration, toxicity, and drug-drug …

Leveraging machine learning essentiality predictions and chemogenomic interactions to identify antifungal targets

C Fu, X Zhang, AO Veri, KR Iyer, E Lash, A Xue… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Fungal pathogens pose a global threat to human health, with Candida albicans among the
leading killers. Systematic analysis of essential genes provides a powerful strategy to …

[HTML][HTML] Drug resistance and novel therapeutic approaches in invasive candidiasis

SE Murphy, T Bicanic - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Candida species are the leading cause of invasive fungal infections worldwide and are
associated with acute mortality rates of~ 50%. Mortality rates are further augmented in the …

Pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of action and resistance, and spectrum of activity of new antifungal agents

NP Wiederhold - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several new antifungals are currently in late-stage development, including those with novel
pharmacodynamics/mechanisms of action that represent new antifungal classes …

Novel antifungals and treatment approaches to tackle resistance and improve outcomes of invasive fungal disease

M Hoenigl, A Arastehfar, MC Arendrup… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal infections are on the rise, driven by a growing population at risk and climate change.
Currently available antifungals include only five classes, and their utility and efficacy in …

Novel therapeutic approaches to invasive candidiasis: considerations for the clinician

F Lamoth - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive candidiasis (IC), due to the yeast pathogen Candida, is still a major cause of in-
hospital morbidity and mortality. The limited number of antifungal drug classes and the …

Invasive candidiasis: investigational drugs in the clinical development pipeline and mechanisms of action

M Hoenigl, R Sprute, A Arastehfar… - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The epidemiology of invasive Candida infections is evolving. Infections caused
by non-albicans Candida spp. are increasing; however, the antifungal pipeline is more …

Antifungal pipeline

TP McCarty, PG Pappas - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In many ways, fungal diseases are forgotten or neglected. Given the significantly lower
frequency compared to similar bacterial etiologies across the spectrum of infectious …